Webberweather53
Meteorologist
I have a lot of concerns w/ this outlook, not the least of which is highlighting above normal snow in places like Phoenix (where it never snows). I think BAM is overcorrecting for December.
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Wintry Winter 2024-25 Discussion
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I have a lot of concerns w/ this outlook, not the least of which is highlighting above normal snow in places like Phoenix (where it never snows). I think BAM is overcorrecting for December.
He’s definitely setting himself up for a Major fail or Major win.
Let’s hope for a major fail, but the way the past few years have went expect a major win.
Webberweather53
Meteorologist
I think my timeline of our best window to get snow this winter being early to mid-January is definitely bit early given the preceding warmth from the +EPO. Probably leaning towards the 2nd-3rd week of January (January 10th - MLK Day or so) is probably about right. I could see a good pattern for us linger deeper into late January, but I have some concerns about the SE US ridge the closer we get to February.
Big swath lines always make me chuckle a bit. Coastal Ga. south of Savannah to wide ranges in northern Mexico? Yeah, I definitely won't look for specifics. Meanwhile, it's light outside today. Don't pin me on any detail here.
Not a met like you, but know enough that this doesn't look good going into the new year. Hopefully (as you stated) this allows a reset towards the middle of January.
Webberweather53
Meteorologist
Naturally, during this transition period away from a warmer pattern to a cooler one, with an initially strong jet stream that then retracts, that usually implies an active storm track w/ rather strong cyclones (which is needed to use up the background momentum from the jet stream). Also may lead to severe weather for parts of the SE US at some point.
We'll probably need to see 1 or more massive cyclones to occlude near/over the Lakes & SE Canada to help restore the +TNH pattern.
griteater
Member
Today's Euro Weekly run for:
Dec 24 - Jan 1
Jan 1 - Jan 8
Jan 8 - 15
Dec 24 - Jan 1
Jan 1 - Jan 8
Jan 8 - 15
packfan98
Moderator
That's a pretty fast turn around for the first week of January. Do you recall how that compare to prior runs?Today's Euro Weekly run for:
Dec 24 - Jan 1
Jan 1 - Jan 8
Jan 8 - 15
griteater
Member
Trend of a little slower to flip in early Jan, but trend of a little colder after flipping
tennessee storm
Member
Severe weather
NCSNOW
Member
What's the over /under on the date we start discussing Fab Feb will save us/ might as well punt January as MJO will finally be in favorable phase by then etc?
I'll go with New Years Day.
If we are all sitting in the recliner watching Football and the ensembles/weeklies, World Famous CFS are spitting out PAC Garbage still on NYD, then that's usually when we start pitching our last horseshoe.
We should be tracking something on the models come NYD, if what's being advertised now verifies.
I'll go with New Years Day.
If we are all sitting in the recliner watching Football and the ensembles/weeklies, World Famous CFS are spitting out PAC Garbage still on NYD, then that's usually when we start pitching our last horseshoe.
We should be tracking something on the models come NYD, if what's being advertised now verifies.
severestorm
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lexxnchloe
Member
Winter!!
GoDuke
Member
How much of our tax dollars is wasted on this model?
lexxnchloe
Member
87 million twice a day every day
griteater
Member
I was wondering if Judah C was going to mention this in his blog yesterday, but there is a Canadian Warming showing up in the strat charts in late Dec (common with this type of Super El Nino look coming up of big Aleutian Low / Extended & Poleward Pac Jet).
And here is what he said about the Canadian warming (he has mentioned / shown this in past years)..."What is also interesting about Canadian warmings they almost always transition to another PV disruption, either a stretched PV or the larger sudden stratospheric warming."
I think the SSW is highly unlikely in Jan, but the stretched PV, in concert with a retracted Pac Jet and MJO 7-8-1-2 could help us with the pattern in Jan as currently shown on the Euro Weeklies and GEFS Ext runs.
We'll see....we're going to be coming off a rough stretch here to end the year and into early Jan. Some things may be lining up for a flip to a better pattern, but always flies in the ointment poised to wreck the party. Getting the Pac Jet to back off is step 1. In a perfect world, the Pac Jet backs off, then the MJO makes a good and slow 7-8-1-2 pass and doesn't allow the Pac Jet to retreat to the west too much and anchors it in place to support -EPO / +PNA patterns. A substantial -AO / -NAO pattern is probably a stretch, but maybe some bootleg stuff there to help
Potential problems: Pac Jet remains too strong / MJO thru 7-8-1-2 is quick / Strat PV fails to weaken and stretch
And here is what he said about the Canadian warming (he has mentioned / shown this in past years)..."What is also interesting about Canadian warmings they almost always transition to another PV disruption, either a stretched PV or the larger sudden stratospheric warming."
I think the SSW is highly unlikely in Jan, but the stretched PV, in concert with a retracted Pac Jet and MJO 7-8-1-2 could help us with the pattern in Jan as currently shown on the Euro Weeklies and GEFS Ext runs.
We'll see....we're going to be coming off a rough stretch here to end the year and into early Jan. Some things may be lining up for a flip to a better pattern, but always flies in the ointment poised to wreck the party. Getting the Pac Jet to back off is step 1. In a perfect world, the Pac Jet backs off, then the MJO makes a good and slow 7-8-1-2 pass and doesn't allow the Pac Jet to retreat to the west too much and anchors it in place to support -EPO / +PNA patterns. A substantial -AO / -NAO pattern is probably a stretch, but maybe some bootleg stuff there to help
Potential problems: Pac Jet remains too strong / MJO thru 7-8-1-2 is quick / Strat PV fails to weaken and stretch
griteater
Member
^ I think what happens with the Strat PV is that when there is a Canadian Warming, the center of the PV gets pushed over towards the Siberia side of the pole, and in that location it becomes more unstable / more susceptible to further disruption